See also: Kalka

Guugu Yimidhirr edit

Noun edit

kalka

  1. Alternative spelling of galga

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From kalk (lime, quicklime) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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kalka

  1. (transitive) to lime, limewash
  2. (intransitive) to calcify
  3. (intransitive) to lose one’s memory or mental acuity, as due to age; to become senile

Conjugation edit

Kabuverdianu edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese calcar.

Verb edit

kalka

  1. trample
  2. ram, press

References edit

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Karao edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish carga.

Noun edit

kalka

  1. cargo; load

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French calque.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkal.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alka
  • Syllabification: kal‧ka

Noun edit

kalka f

  1. onionskin, tracing paper
  2. carbon paper
  3. carbonless copy paper
  4. (linguistics) calque

Usage notes edit

Despite the form kalek being listed in several major Polish dictionaries, many describe it as “not recommended” (like the Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego) or in the case of more prescriptive ones outright “incorrect.” The form kalk is used more often due to the former also being the genitive plural of kaleka.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • kalka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kalka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

kalk (lime) +‎ -a

Verb edit

kalka (present kalkar, preterite kalkade, supine kalkat, imperative kalka)

  1. to lime (treat with lime (calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid) or calcium oxide (kalciumoxid)), especially to reduce acidity)
    kalka en försurad sjö
    lime an acidified lake
    kalka åkermark
    lime farmland
  2. to lime (apply limewash (to something))
    Synonyms: vitkalka, vitmena

Conjugation edit

References edit